first drill - kneeling pass passer starts on one knee with the other leg pointing towards the passing target passer takes the ball from the floor in front of them and send s the pass to the receiver / target 5 passes to the target then either; run to where the balls are and repeat on other hand back to where you started OR other person repeats the drill from where they receive the balls make sure the drill focuses on both hands second drill - static standing stance and pass this drill is to focus more on the breakdown stance than the pass back foot by the ball point front foot at the target head over the ball when picking the ball up, transfer weight from back to front foot stay low follow through with hands to target Drill 3 The 9 starts on the first cone and runs around other cones and then cuts into the breakdown area They need to place their standing foot and get into a low crouched position Their passing leg should point to their target They will pick the ball from the breakdown and pass to the coach, 10 or target.
follow through should be knuckles to the sky both hands should point at the target the ideal pass will not drop before it reaches the target
This practice has no coaching points
This practice has no progressions
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